The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-16
THE WAR CLOUD.
The New York Herald
Calls for an Eagle
Scream
II Gives a story of II British out
rage inthc Mntcr~or the tuif
of ~. Lawrence.
Hut ON Investigation IL Proves
To be II tanurd pure
ana simple.
tiunkec Schooner sunk

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New York. August 10 --Au Ottawa
special To the Herald says: Agent
Lcmau, gentleman who arrived here
Saturday evening from Buctuuchc, a
small village on the Cuff Of II. Law
renee, tells "A startling and SENSATIONAL
story, calculated to make the blood
boil IN every American citizens heart
lie says that fishing schooner be-
longing the nited States has been
sunk by shot from one Of the Cana
dian cruisers, aud that all on board
were lost The statement appears
incredible, but the reliability Of the
person who communicates 1t can be
depended upon. This gentleman has
been spending some time H. Buctauchc
and is we'll acquainted with its
inhabitants, but has no interest
whatever in fishery matters and
IAN have no possible reason for re
peatlng Il story which he knows to be
false. lie states that one night, about
eight days ago. while sleeping in u
house in the village, himself and his
wife were awakened by two loud
reports. They heard nothing more,
and concluding that the noise was
merely pcels of thunder went TO sleep
again. In the morning they were
tod that they had heard the reports
OF two cannon she Is, which were fired
from ~ cruiser in pursuit OF an Amer
lean fishing schooner, The second
shot struck one of the schooncr'-
mast-, which fell with the sails full
spread, turning the schooner com
plctcly over on her side, when she
hilcd and sunk Immediately. Every
body on board went down, there not
being time TO launch boat. The
affair bio states, was witnessed
by couple of Buctauche
fishermen who were oil the shore in
row boat and who car fied tho news
home. After seeing the terrible re
suit of her shots the cruiser put to sea
and was lost III tic night. There was
no storm during the night go that the
noise heard on the shore could not
have been caused by thunder The
reports were heard by nearly every.
body In tho village VINO, in spite Of
their being short and sharp at the
moment, attributed them to thunder.
The gentleman relating this terrible
affair says that every effort is being
made to keep it quiet Thcrc is no
doubt however about the reports OF
the cannon being heard and that there
WAS no storm. The object of the au.
thortics in suppreseing the news OF
such M incident for so longn time can
readily understood, but iftruc the facts
must come out, rs it would be really
impossible TO keep the men on board
the cruiser from telling something of
the story as soon ~ they reach port.
II it transpircs that MI American YES
sci md her crew have been sunk in
this manner, grave complications will
ensue. The number of lives lost
would probably be from twelve to
fifteen, possibly two or fhrco more
That the report did not come from
Buctauchc sooner, is explained BY
the fact that it is an issolated place.
ANoruER POINTER.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, August l5
The appearance here, unexpectedly,
Of tho British war ship Wranglcr
gives additional color to the report
that the waIships are to assist the DO.
minlon fishery cruisers in the Gulf of
81, Lawrence. The Wrangler is from
the west coast OF Africa, aud there
was no previous announcement of her
coming When the naval officers
were questioned about thcpropoSe ed
movement of the war ships, they said
nothing concerning the expected ar.
rival of the Wrangler, but whether
that fact had any significance cannot
at present be determined. The
only statement that can bc elected
from the best informed officers il
that the fleet will sail on the 23d inst
for its regular summer cruise to Char.
lottstoWn and Quebec.
\ CANAKp.
TORONTO, Aug Is. The manager OF
the telegraph Office Mt Bucktcuche
sends the following answer TO inquiry
about tho report that Canadian
ruiser had sunk a uitcd states fish
ing schooner Mt that port
"l nave hosrd about the story pub.
lished in the United Statts, but do
not be.ieN there Is any truth in it.
People here did hear some firing. but
they DO not know what it was. They
also beard that lot of prisoner
were taken to Hichbucls, but that Is